Recommended Reading on the Russo-Ukrainian War
Russia may be in for a long war, but few experts believe Vladimir Putin will fall.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
Dutch Ignored Warnings About Relying on Russian Gas
The Dutch government was warned many times Russia could not be trusted and bought its gas anyway.
Germany Admits Failure of Ostpolitik 2.0
It was about time.
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China, India, Israel and South Americans are reluctant to take sides.
Why Europe Didn’t Reduce Its Dependence on Russian Gas
Western Europe refused to see the risks. Eastern Europe refused to invest in renewables.
Recommended Reading on the Russo-Ukrainian War
Experts to follow and articles from the Atlantic Sentinel archive to read.
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